Search for dissertations about: "case studies in architecture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 238 swedish dissertations containing the words case studies in architecture.
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1. Studies in Roman architecture : Configuring the classical orders
Abstract : This study describes the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders as subsystems, which were configured according to the desired effect of the system, i.e. the architecture. This follows what Vitruvius termed decor and was dependent on either physical factors, convention or custom. READ MORE
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2. Architectures of Life-Building in the Twentieth Century : Russia, Germany, Sweden
Abstract : The modernist concept of life-building as an architectural method for improving the conditions of everyday life originated in Europe during the 1920s. This book explores three modes of functionalism by way of a comparative analysis of both the theoretical discourses and architectural practices associated with functionalism in Russia, Germany, and Sweden. READ MORE
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3. Communicating visions for urban development : a micro-study of a governance process
Abstract : This thesis studies the topic of policy making in the context of producing a comprehensive plan. The thesis uses the case of a municipality in Sweden. Contributing to the understanding of how governance processes can be performed, this thesis studies policy making in a collaborative situation. READ MORE
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4. Valuation practices, value conflicts and coordination in urban development: The case of active frontages design in urban regeneration
Abstract : This thesis contributes to an ongoing discussion between the classic field of urban studies and the emerging field of valuation studies, the latter being devoted to the study of valuation as a social practice (Helgesson and Muniesa, 2013). The thesis is oriented around the questions of: How valuation practices in urban development can be conceptualized; Why certain articulations of value gain legitimacy rather than others, and; How friction between values are expressed and resolved. READ MORE
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5. Interpretations of old wood, Figuring mid-twelfth century church architecture in west Sweden
Abstract : The thesis explores mid-twelfth century church architectures in west Sweden. The architectures are investigated in the light of a case, five parish churches’ naves, in particular their attics and surviving mid-twelfth century roofs. READ MORE